Rocky Marciano vs John L Sullivan

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Who wins

  1. Marciano by Knockout

    57.1%
  2. Marciano by Decision

    14.3%
  3. Sullivan by Knockout

    28.6%
  4. Sullivan by Decision

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. johny

    johny New Member Full Member

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    Queensberry rules
     
  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Is it straight Marques of Queensberry rules?
     
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  3. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Rocky was far more proven.
     
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  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Highly debatable I would say.

    Sullivan was more dominant for much longer, and we don't really know how good his best opposition was.
     
  5. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    From the footage I’ve seen of Sullivan I think Rocky would maul him.
     
  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    That would be no footage whatsoever!
     
  7. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Would be interesting to see somebody take the fight to Sullivan
     
  8. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No there is footage of him older putting his hands up to Corbett and some others at the Jeffries camp. It’s a good indicator of how he held his hands. Plus there’s a ton of stills from the kilrain fight and a few others. So actual fight footage no but there is some to give an idea.
     
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  9. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    I got Marciano stopping Sullivan late rounds ,however Marciano style plays right into Sullivan' power in a way . Marciano will definitely hit the canvas once or twice
     
  10. Mendoza

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    There is footage of him hitting a speed bag, he's way off.
     
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  11. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Marciano would beat sullivan . sullivans defense was almost non existent from what ive read . i could be wrong .
     
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    Brockton Rock Member Full Member

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  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Sullivan would show Marciano what tough is all about.
     
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  14. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Just saw don cockell went 9 rounds with rocky ...just saying though ... Sullivan who was 205 like cockell and sullivan has power cockell does not. He would have a pretty high chance of maybe putting rockies lights out
     
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  15. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    lol.
     
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